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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 206

Fire at Gowrie Bridge. Fire at Gowrie Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 4

The Gowrie rallway bridge, which spans the Hunter at Singleton, was the scene of another fire on Monday evening. At about 6.30 p.m. the…

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Tarro Shire Needs. Moving Main Roads Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 2

A deputation, Councillors J. Butler (president), P. McLean (Ash Island), and McCarty (Morpeth), and Messrs. B. Hodson (clerk) and E. F…

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Porter Killed. Run Over By Train. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 5

A railway porter, named Robert Baker, was found on the the line at Port Waratah, at one o'clock this morning seriously injured…

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Tram and Motor. Women Injured in Head-on Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 8

Blinded momentarily by tho rays of tho sun late on Wednesday afternoon, William E. Clarke, of North Sydney, drove a motor car into a…

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Man Killed. Thrown From Motor Cycle. Rushing to Meet Wife

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 4

While rushing to catch a train to meet his wife in Sydney, Harold Milder, of Charles-street, West Maitland, was thrown from a motor cycle…

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Motor Fatalities. 36 Killed Last Quarter. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 5

The return of accidents for the quarter ended December 31 shows that 36 persons were killed in motor mishaps, and seven deaths were…

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"Wholesale Murder" Motor Fatalities

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Dr. Arthur asked Mr Lang, the Premier, if he was aware that wholesale Murder took place in the streets of…

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Fire at Motor Garage Damage Estimated at £12 000

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 3

Eight motor buses and a motor car were destroyed in a fire which broke put early on Tuesday in Hoskins Buothers' garage, Petersham. The damage is…

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Flood Damage Maitland-Kurri Kurri Road Inspection by Main Roads Officials

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

The condition of the road between Kurri Kurri and Maitland has been be subject of negotiations between Mr. George Booth, M.L.A., Mr…

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Spit Bridge Traffic

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 7

The Spit bridge, on the road to MAnly established a record during the fortnight ended January 26, When the number of vehicles which…

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Road Repairs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

The engineer to tho Bolwarra Shire Council, reported at the meeting of council yesterday afternoon, that the work of repairs to the main…

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Flood Damages. Roads Repaired

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

Muswellbrook Shire Council's engineer, Mr. O. G. Morton, lost no time in making good the damages on the roads caused by the heavy rain on the 24th…

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Lake Road Repair In Tarro's Area

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 11

Mr. Garlick, Chairman of the Main Roads Board, promised president J. Butler, Councillors P. McLean and McCarthy, Engineer E. F…

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Train Smash Through Dead-end. Damage at North Goulburn GOULBURN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

A goods train crashed through the dead-end at North Goulburn station early this' morning, and ploughed its way along the platform for 100…

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N.r.m.a. Notes. Motor Traffic on Punts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 8

The phenomenal growth in motor traction in New South Wales has caught the various water transport services on main roads completely…

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The Cross-Country Railway. Deputation To-morrow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 1

The people of Gulgong are determined to press the claim for the early construction of the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway…

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Building Operations. New Railway Rest House

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 1

Building activity in Muswellbrook continues to increase. Last year was one of the busiest on record for builders, and 1927 gives promise of big…

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Thieves Disturbed. Make Their Escape in Motor Car. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

Two men, who were ransacking Grubb's refreshment rooms at Homebush last night, were disturbed by the proprietor, who chased them into…

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Motor Cyclists Death the Inquiry Adjourned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

A Magisterial inquiry into the death of Harold Miller, who was killed as the result of a motor cycle accident on Wednesday afternoon,…

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Motor Cycles Collide Two Young Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

Riding together on a motor cycle along Parramatta-road last night, Arthur Bowman, 26, and his brother George, 21 both of Parramatta, came…

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